Reply With QuoteI used to be in the biz..... to bring batts back to life..... put in about 3 heaping tablespoon fulls of epson salt in each cell. Then charge them with a high amp chrager, if you have the regular chargers, hit it with the high amp starter mode or cranking setting..... make sure you have the caps off and keep an eye on the acid..... you want it to get the acid boiling..... let it boil for 20-30 minutes, it could take awhile to get them to boil.... this will bring back batteries like you would not beleive.... this is how battery shops have used batteries around. especially old 6 volt golf car batts.... people bring them in, the store sells you new, then takes the batts in the back, does this trick and then cleans them up, BOOM.... you have quality used batteries for sell..... By the way, the BOOM! can be real.... this is not the safest practice and when you get that acid boiling, the vapor is extremley explosive..... my old boss saw a string of batts that stopped charging, so he hit the terminal with the charging wire on it to get a better connection... it sparked and while he was in the hospital for a long time, I ran the shop and cleaned the mess and watched the contractors rebuild the back half of the shop. It really does work and I have done it many of times...... the "dead battery" will not only work, but I have had them last years after I did that trick..... But on another note, if you have the space 2 golf car batts, or better yet, 4 golf car batts is better, and you will be very surprised how much longer they will last, not only at dry camp, but years of service.
